[OSX-Users] Re: getting my head round saving in Preview

[Les A Carr]

Ah ha! It seems to be because saving a new file from the app's file/save dialogue box does not respect the Finder's hidden extension settings. So I get *two* PNG files with the same name, one with the extension hidden. Further exploration necessary.
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Les


On 28 Sep 2011, at 12:16, Jules Field wrote:

> It's probably just creating a new "Version".
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> It saves new versions of the image as you work, all the time. To go back to a previous version or manage versions, choose "Revert to Saved..." from the File menu, and you'll get a Time-Machine-esque display showing a timeline of all the old versions you have of that file.
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> If you want to *not* add a version but make a new file, choose "Duplicate" after you've opened the image in Preview, before you make any changes.
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> This is a major new feature in Lion that pretty much all the appropriate Apple apps implement, and which other apps will adopt with time.
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> On 28/09/2011 09:42, Les A Carr wrote:
>> WHen I save or export an image to a filename where there is already an image in the file system (ie I am trying to overwrite an existing image) I don't get any warning to say that I am overwriting.
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>> Eeek. Why?
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>> les
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> Jules
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